E F Schumacher

E. F. Schumacher (1911-1977) was a German Rhodes Scholar in economics and, with the help of John Maynard Keynes, later taught at Oxford University. He was also the president of the Soil Association, chief economist for Britain's National Coal Board, and founder of the Intermediate Technology Development Group. His best-known books are Small Is Beautiful and A Guide for the Perplexed.

E. F. Schumacher (1911-1977) was a German Rhodes Scholar in economics and, with the help of John Maynard Keynes, later taught at Oxford University. He was also the president of the Soil Association, chief economist for Britain's National Coal Board, and founder of the Intermediate Technology Development Group. His best-known books are Small Is Beautiful and A Guide for the Perplexed. See less

E F Schumacher book reviews

Small Is Beautiful: Economics as If People Mattered

Small ain't necessarily beautiful

Rereading Small is Beautiful by E F Schumacher, the classic first published in 1973, I could see how people thought it was visionary. How could anyone be against economics as if people mattered?
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Small is Beautiful: Study of Economics as If People Mattered

A must read book for any economic student

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL is E F Schumacher's stimulating and controversial study of world economies. This remarkable book is as relevant today and its themes as pertinent and thought-provoking as when it ... Read More

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